linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 4/6] x86/fpu: Fix "x86/fpu: Legacy x87 FPU detected" message

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Date:   Mon,  5 Dec 2016 17:01:13 -0800
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Matthew Whitehead <tedheadster@...il.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 4/6] x86/fpu: Fix "x86/fpu: Legacy x87 FPU detected" message

That message isn't at all clear -- what does "Legacy x87" even
mean?

Clarify it.  If there's no FPU, say "x86/fpu: No FPU detected".  If
there's an FPU that doesn't have XSAVE, say "x86/fpu: Pre-XSAVE x87
FPU detected".

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 1d7770447b3e..2d592b1c75e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -705,8 +705,13 @@ void __init fpu__init_system_xstate(void)
 	WARN_ON_FPU(!on_boot_cpu);
 	on_boot_cpu = 0;
 
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU)) {
+		pr_info("x86/fpu: No FPU detected.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVE)) {
-		pr_info("x86/fpu: Legacy x87 FPU detected.\n");
+		pr_info("x86/fpu: Pre-XSAVE x87 FPU detected.\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-- 
2.9.3